Denarius, type 1, var 2 (LEM and S)


Obverse
Obverse legend
Reverse legend
Reverse

CARo _ LVS (inscribed in two lines, three globules aligned vertically between the letter A, R and the letters V and S. Another globule between the letter S and the letter o. A form made up of the inverted letter c? surmounted by two globules, between the letters V and S).

LEM _ (the letters L, E and M under a long cross tilted to the right (tilde extended by a cross), the letter S inclined under the letters E and M).



One copy preserved at the Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen of Berlin, link to the page of their website showing the photo of the coin: http://www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=2440719&viewType=detailView.

 

Difficult to describe what is between the letters V and S on the reverse, which I described as a kind of inverted letter C surmounted by two globules.


G F XF 40 AU 58 MS 63 MS 65
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Seems never to have gone on sale.